ANDY MURRAY wants allegations of match-fixing to help clean up tennis.

The world No 2 said: “Stories like this, although they’re tough for sports, it does force them to react a little bit and maybe do more about it, and invest more in their Tennis Integrity Unit and doping programmes.

"Sports don’t necessarily want to hear about their own sport being involved in anything like this. This can be positive in some ways, if they react properly.”

Andy Murray practices ahead of his Australian Open bid (Image: 2016 Getty Images)

With William Hill is an official sponsor of the Australian Open, the Scot claimed bookmakers backing tennis tournaments was “hypocritical”. The Scot said: “I’m not really pro that, I don’t think. I think it’s a little bit hypocritical, really.

"You know, because I don’t believe the players are allowed to be sponsored by betting companies but then the tournaments are. I don’t really understand how it all works. I think it’s a bit strange.”